""apl½Zv Xsâ Imes¯ blqZþss{IkvXh ]ÞnX·mcpambn _Ôs¸«v ]Tn¨ Imcy§Ä kz´w `mjbnepw ssienbnepw AhXcn¸n¡pIbmWpWvSmbXv. ]qÀhkaql§sf kw_Ôn¨ JpÀBsâbpw ss__nfnsâbpw hnhcWw Htc hn[amhm³ ImcWw AXmWv'þ H¶ntesd Cw¥ojv ]pkvXI§fn Cu hn[apÅ ]cmaÀiw hmbn¡m\nSbmbn. CXns\¡pdn¨v F´p ]dbp¶p?''

Ckvemant\mSv sImSnb i{XpX h¨p]peÀ¯p¶ ]mÝmXy³ Fgp¯pImÀ hym]Iambn {]Ncn¸n¨ XoÀ¯pw hymPamb Btcm]WamWnXv. Cu Btcm]W¯n\v kXyhpambn hnZqc_Ôw t]mepansöv JpÀB\pw ss__nfpw Hcmhr¯n hmbn¡p¶ GhÀ¡pw hfsc thKw t_m[yamIpw.

am\hcmin¡v ssZhnI PohnXhyhØ kaÀ¸n¡m³ \nbpàcmb ktµihmlIcmWv {]hmNI·mÀ. AXn\m AhcneqsS kaÀ]nXamb ssZhnIk·mÀK¯n GIX ZriyamhpI kzm`mhnIas{X. ssZhZqX·mcpsS A[ym]\§fnÂ\n¶v A\pbmbnIÄ hyXnNen¨nÃmbncp¶psh¦n aX§Ä¡nSbn sshhn[ytam sshcp[ytam DWvSmhpambncp¶nÃ. F¶Ã; ssZhZqX·mcpsS ASn¡SnbpÅ \ntbmKw kw`hn¨XpXs¶ ap³KmanIfpsS amÀK¯nÂ\n¶v AhcpsS A\pbmbnIÄ hyXnNen¨Xn\memWv.

apl½Zv \_n \ntbmKnX\mb Ime¯v tamibpsStbm tbiphnsâtbm ktµi§fpw A[ym]\§fpw X\Xmb kz`mh¯n \nehnepWvSmbncp¶nÃ. PqXþss{IkvXh kaql§Ä Ahbn KpcpXcamb Ir{Xna§fpw sh«n¨pcp¡epIfpw Iq«nt¨À¡epIfpw \S¯nbncp¶p. AXn\m B {]hmNI·mÀ {]t_m[\wsNbvX Imcy§fn sNdnb Hcwiw am{XamWv ss__nfnepWvSmbncp¶Xv. Ahbpambn apl½Zv \_nbneqsS AhXoÀWamb hnhcW§Ä H¯phcnI kzm`mhnIamWv. A§s\ kw`hn¨n«papWvSv. ss__nfnepw JpÀB\nepw ImWs¸Sp¶ kmZriyw AXs{X.

aX¯nsâ ASnØm\ kn²m´amb ssZhhnizmk¯nÂXs¶ PqXþss{IkvXh ho£Whpw apl½Zv \_nbpsS {]t_m[\hpw X½n {]ISamb A´chpw sshcp[yhpw ImWmw. apl½Zv \_n IWniamb GIssZhkn²m´amWv kaqlka£w kaÀ¸n¨Xv. F¶m PqXþss{IkvXh kaql§Ä C¶s¯t¸mse A¶pw hnIeamb ssZhhnizmkamWv sh¨p]peÀ¯nbncp¶Xv. \_nXncpta\n CXv AwKoIcn¨v A\pIcn¨nsöv am{XaÃ, At±l¯neqsS AhXoÀWamb JpÀB³ AXns\ \ninXambn FXnÀ¡pI IqSn sNbvXp. ""blqZ·mÀ ]dbp¶p: "DsskÀ ssZh]p{X\mIp¶p.' ss{IkvXhÀ ]dbp¶p: "aninlm ssZh]p{X\mIp¶p'. CsXÃmw AhÀ hmbsImWvSv ]dbp¶ \ncÀYIamb PÂ]\§fs{X. AhÀ, X§Ä¡pap¼v kXy\ntj[¯neIs¸«hcpsS hmZt¯mSv kmZriywhln¡p¶p'' (9:30).

""AÃmlp ]p{X·msc kzoIcn¨ncn¡p¶psh¶v hmZn¡p¶hsc Xm¡oXv sN¿m\pamWv Cu {KÙw AhXoÀWambXv. AhÀ¡v C¡mcys¯¡pdn¨v bmsXmcdnhpanÃ. AhcpsS ]qÀhnIÀ¡pw DWvSmbncp¶nÃ. AhcpsS hmbIfnÂ\n¶v han¡p¶Xv KpcpXcamb hm¡pXs¶. shdpw IÅamWhÀ ]dbp¶Xv''(18: 4, 5).

""AÃmlp aqhcn Hcph\mIp¶p F¶p hmZn¨hÀ XoÀ¨bmbpw kXy\ntj[nIfmbncn¡p¶p. GIssZhaÃmsX thsd ssZhtabnÃ. AhÀ X§fpsS C¯cw hmZ§fnÂ\n¶v hncan¨nsæn Ahcnse \ntj[nIsf thZ\m\ncXamb in£ _m[n¡pIXs¶ sN¿pw. C\nbpw AhÀ ]Ým¯]n¡pIbpw ssZht¯mSv am¸t]£n¡pIbpw sN¿p¶ntÃ? AÃmlp Gsd s]mdp¡p¶h\pw am¸v \ÂIp¶h\patÃm''( 5: 73, 74).

C¶s¯ PqXþss{IkvXh kaqls¯t¸mse A¶s¯ blqZcpw ss{IkvXhcpw tbiphnsâ IpcnipacW¯n hnizkn¡p¶hcmbncp¶p. F¶m JpÀB³ CXns\ iàambn \ntj[n¡p¶p. ""blqZÀ ]dªp: "akolv Cuk_v\p aÀbans\þ ssZhZqXs\þ R§Ä sIm¶pIfªncn¡p¶p.' kXy¯ntem, Ahct±ls¯ h[n¨n«nÃ, {Iqin¨n«panÃ. ]ns¶tbm, kw`hw AhÀ¡v AhyàamhpIbmWpWvSmbXv. At±ls¯ kw_Ôn¨v `n¶m`n{]mbapÅhcpw kwib{KkvXÀ Xs¶. AhÀ¡v AXns\¡pdns¨mcdnhpanÃ; Duls¯ ]n³]äp¶XÃmsX. Ahct±ls¯ Dd¸mbpw sIm¶n«nÃ''(4: 157).

ssZhs¯bpw ssZhZqX·mscbpw kw_Ôn¨v A_²PSneamb At\Iw {]kvXmh\IÄ ss__nfnepWvSv. Ahsbm¶pw JpÀB\nensöp am{XaÃ; AhbpsS kXykÔhpw IrXyhpw hkvXp\njvThpamb hnhcWw \ÂIp¶papWvSv. DZmlcW¯n\v NneXp am{XanhnsS ]dbmw:

""shbnemdnbt¸mÄ tXm«¯neqsS IÀ¯mhmb ssZhw \S¡p¶ i_vZw AhÀ tI«p. ssZhk¶n[nbn \n¶I¶v a\pjy\pw `mcybpw tXm«¯nse hr£§Ä¡nSbn t]mbn Hfn¨p'' (DÂ]¯n 3:8,9).

""A\´cw IÀ¯mhmb ssZhw AcpÄsNbvXp: t\m¡pI, a\pjy³ \·Xn·IÄ Adnªv \½n Hcphs\t¸mse Bbn¯oÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. C\n Ct¸mÄ AhÀ ssI\o«n Pohhr£¯nsâ I\nIqSn ]dn¨v Xn¶v Fs¶¶pw Pohn¡m³ CShccpXv''(DÂ]¯n 3:22).

Ckvemanse ssZhk¦Â]¯n\pw hnizmk¯n\pw ISIhncp²amWv Cu {]kvXmh§Ä. ssZhZqX·msc kw_Ôn¨v ss__nfnepÅ ]eXpw Ahnizk\ob§fmsW¶p am{XaÃ; Ahsc AXy´w Ahtlfn¡p¶hbpw sImSpwIpähmfnIfmbn Nn{XoIcn¡p¶hbpamWv. t\mlsb¡pdn¨v ]dbp¶p: ""t\mlv hoªv IpSn¨v elcn _m[n¨v \á\mbn IqSmc¯n InS¶p. ]nXmhnsâ \áX IWvSn«v Im\m\nsâ ]nXmhmb lmw shfnbn sN¶v aäp cWvSv ktlmZc·mtcmSv hnhcw ]dªp. tiapw bms^Xpw IqSn Hcp hkv{Xw FSp¯v CcphcpsSbpw tXmfpIfnembn C«v, ]ndtIm«v \S¶psN¶v ]nXmhnsâ \áX ad¨p. apJw Xncn¨p \S¶Xn\m AhÀ ]nXmhnsâ \áX IWvSnÃ. aZyelcn hn«pWÀ¶v Xsâ Cfb ]p{Xsâ {]hr¯nsb¡pdn¨v Adnªt¸mÄ t\mlv ]dªp: Im\m³ i]n¡s¸«h³. AbmÄ kz´w ktlmZc·mÀ¡v ASnaIfn ASnabmbncn¡pw. IÀ¯mhv tians\ A\p{Kln¡s«''(DÂ]¯n 9: 21þ26).

aZy]n¨v elcn¡Sns¸«v \á\mhpIbpw Hcp IpähpanÃmsX t]c¡p«nsb i]n¡pIbpw sNbvX t\mlv JpÀB³ ]cnNbs¸Sp¯p¶ ]ca]cnip²\mb \qlv \_nbnÂ\ns¶{Xtbm hyXykvX\s{X.

{]hmNI\mb A{_lmans\¸än ss__nÄ ]dbp¶p: ""£maw cq£ambXn\m A{_mw {]hkn¡p¶Xn\mbn CuPn]vXnte¡v ]pds¸«p. CuPn]vXn {]thin¡p¶Xn\p ap¼v A{_mw `mcy kmdmtbmSv ]dªp: "\o kpµcnbmsW¶v F\n¡dnbmw. CuPn]vXpImÀ \ns¶ ImWpt¼mÄ "ChÄ CbmfpsS `mcybmWv' F¶p ]dªv Fs¶ sImÃpIbpw \ns¶ Poht\msS hnSpIbpw sN¿pw. \o \nan¯w F\n¡p \· hcm³ \o Fsâ ktlmZcnbmsW¶v ]dbpI. \o \nan¯w Fsâ Poh³ c£n¡pIbpw sN¿pw.' A{_mw CuPn]vXn {]thin¨t¸mÄ kv{Xo AXy´w kpµcnbmsW¶v CuPn]vXpImÀ IWvSp. Ahsf IWvS ^tdmhsâ {]`p¡·mÀ ^tdmhsâ ap¼n Ahsf]än {]iwkn¨p kwkmcn¨p. kv{Xosb ^tdmhsâ Aca\bnte¡v Iq«ns¡mWvSpt]mbn. AhÄ \nan¯w ^tdmh³ A{_mant\mSv Zbm]qÀhw s]cpamdn. AbmÄ¡v BSpamSpIsfbpw `rXy·mscbpw `rXyIsfbpw s]¬IgpXIsfbpw H«I§sfbpw \ÂIn''(DÂ]¯n 12: 10þ16).

kz´w kl[ÀanWnsb `cWm[nImcn¡v hn«psImSp¯v k½m\w kzoIcn¡p¶ \oNcn \oN\mb ss__nfnse A{_mapw JpÀB³ ]cnNbs¸Sp¯p¶ BZÀiimenbpw XymKk¶²\pw [oc\pw hn¹hImcnbpamb C_vdmlow \_nbpw X½n Hcp XmcXayw t]mepw km[yaÃ.

{]hmNI\mb tem¯ns\¡pdn¨v ss__nÄ ]dbp¶p: ""tkmhdn ]mÀ¡m³ tem¯v `bs¸«p. AXpsImWvSv AbmÄ cWvSp ]p{Xnamscbpw Iq«n tkmhÀ \Kc¯nÂ\n¶v t]mbn aebn Xmakn¨p. AhnsS Hcp Kplbn AhÀ ]p{XnamtcmsSm¯v ]mÀ¯p. aq¯ ]p{Xn CfbhtfmSv ]dªp: "\½psS ]nXmhv hr²\mbncn¡p¶p. `qanbnse \S¸\pkcn¨v \t½mSv CW tNcm³ `qanbn Hcp a\pjy\panÃ. hm, \ap¡v ]nXmhns\ hoªv IpSn¸n¡mw. ]nXmhnt\msSm¸w ibn¨v ]nXmhnÂ\n¶v k´XnIsf t\Smw!' A¶p cm{Xn AhÀ ]nXmhns\ hoªp IpSn¸n¨p. aq¯]p{Xn AI¯psN¶v ]nXmhnt\msSm¸w ibn¨p. AhÄ Ft¸mÄ h¶p ibns¨t¶m Ft¸mÄ Fgpt¶äp t]msbt¶m H¶pw AbmÄ AdnªnÃ. ASp¯ Znhkw aq¯ aIÄ CfbhtfmSp ]dªp: "C¶se Rm³ \½psS ]nXmhnt\msSm¸w ibn¨p. C¶p cm{Xnbpw \ap¡v ]nXmhns\ hoªv IpSn¸n¡mw. A\´cw \o AI¯pt]mbn ]nXmhnt\msSm¸w ibn¨v \½psS ]nXmhneqsS \ap¡v k´XnIsf t\SnsbSp¡mw.' A¶p cm{Xnbpw AhÀ ]nXmhns\ hoªv IpSn¸n¨p. Cfb]p{Xn Fgpt¶äp sN¶v AbmfpsS IqsS ibn¨p. AhÄ Ft¸mÄ h¶p ibn¨psht¶m Ft¸mÄ Fgpt¶äpt]msbt¶m H¶pw AbmÄ AdnªnÃ. A§s\ tem¯nsâ cWvSp ]p{Xnamcpw ]nXmhn\m KÀ`hXnIfmbn. aq¯hÄ Hcp ]p{Xs\ {]khn¨p. Ah\v tamhm_v F¶p t]cn«p. AbmfmWv Ct¶mfapÅ tamhm_nbcpsS ]nXmhv. Cfbhfpw Hcp ]p{Xs\ {]khn¨p. Ah¶v s_³A½o F¶v t]cn«p. AbmfmWv Ct¶mfapÅ At½\nbcpsS ]nXmhv''(DÂ]¯n 19: 30þ38).

AXy´w lo\hpw \oNhpw t¾Ohpamb hr¯nbnteÀs¸«Xmbn ss__nÄ ]cnNbs¸Sp¯nb tem¯pw PohnXhnip²n¡pw ssewKnI kZmNmc¯n\pw PohnXImew apgph³ \nesImWvS ]cnip²nbpsS {]XoIamb eqXzv \_nbpw Hcn¡epw kaamhpIbnÃ. AcmPIhmZnIfmb Imashdnb·mÀ sa\ªpWvSm¡nb IÅ¡YIÄ ]cnip²cmb {]hmNI·mcpsSta h¨psI«pIbmbncp¶p ss__nÄ. C¯cw FÃmhn[ A]{`wi§fnÂ\n¶pw XoÀ¯pw tamNnXamWv hnip² JpÀB³.

{]hmNIXz¯nsâ bYmÀY AhIminbmbncp¶ GimhnÂ\n¶v A¸hpw ]bÀ]mbkhpw \ÂIn AXp hm§pIbmbncp¶p ss__nfnsâ `mjbn bmt¡m_v: ""Hcn¡Â bmt¡m_v ]mbkw DWvSm¡ns¡mWvSncn¡pt¼mÄ Gimhv shfnbnÂ\n¶v hni¶pheªp Ibdnh¶p. "B sNa¶ ]mbk¯n Hcp `mKw F\n¡v XcnI. Rm³ hni¶phebp¶p' F¶v Gimhv bmt¡m_nt\mSv ]dªp. "BZyw \nsâ P·mhImiw F\n¡p hn¡pI' F¶v bmt¡m_v ]dªp. Gimhv adp]Sn ]dªp: "acn¡mdmbncn¡p¶ F\n¡v P·mhImiw sImWvSv F´p {]tbmP\w?' bmt¡m_v ]dªp: "BZywXs¶ Ft¶mSv {]XnÚ sN¿pI.' Gimhv A{]Imcw {]XnÚ sNbvXp. P·mhImiw bmt¡m_n\p hnäp. XpSÀ¶v bmt¡m_v Gimhn\v A¸hpw ]bÀ]mbkhpw sImSp¯p.''(DÂ]¯n 25: 29þ34).

kz´w tPyjvT³ hni¶pheªt¸mÄ AXns\ NqjWwsNbvXv AbmfpsS P·mhImiw X«nsbSp¯ {Iqc\mWv ss__nfnse bmt¡m_v. F¶m JpÀB\nse bAvJq_v\_n hnip²\pw £amioe\pw ]ca acymZ¡mc\pas{X. ss__nÄ hnhcWa\pkcn¨v bmt¡m_nsâ ]nXmhv CkvlmJv IÅw ]dªh\mWv. ""CkvlmJv Kdmdn Xmakn¨p. AhnSs¯ \nhmknIÄ AbmfpsS `mcysb¸än At\zjn¨t¸mÄ AhÄ Fsâ ktlmZcnbmWv F¶v AbmÄ ]dªp. ImcWw, AhÄ Fsâ `mcybmWv F¶p ]dbm³ CkvlmJv `bs¸«p. "dns_¡ kpµcnbmIbm AhÄ¡p thWvSn ØehmknIÄ Fs¶ sImes¸Sp¯ntb¡pw' F¶v AbmÄ Nn´n¨p''.(DÂ]¯n 26: 6þ7).

XnIª h©\bpw NXnbpw sNbvXmWv bmt¡m_v ]nXmhnsâ A\p{Klhpw {]mÀY\bpw k¼mZn¨Xv. tPyjvT ktlmZc³ Gimhnsâ AhImiw A\ymbambn X«nsbSp¡pIbmbncp¶p AbmÄ (DÂ]¯n 27: 1þ38).

ss__nÄ hnhcWa\pkcn¨v bmt¡m_nsâ `mcym]nXmhv em_m³ sImSnb NXnb\pw `mcy dmt^ hn{Klmcm[IbpamWv (DÂ]¯n 29: 25þ30, 31: 17þ23). {]hmNI\mb bmt¡m_nsâ ]p{Xn hy`nNcn¡s¸«Xmbpw blqZm aIsâ `mcysb hy`nNcn¨Xmbpw ss__nÄ ]dbp¶p (DÂ]¯n 38: 13þ30).

ssZhZqX\mb ZmhoZv Xsâ cmPys¯ ]«mf¡mc\mb DudnbmbpsS `mcy _Xvti_sb hy`nNcn¨Xmbpw Ahsf `mcybm¡m\mbn Dudnbsb bp²ap¶Wnbnte¡b¨v sImÃn¨Xmbpw ss__nÄ ]dbp¶p (imapth 11: 1þ16). {]hmNI\mb tkmfa³ ssZhimk\ [n¡cn¨v hne¡s¸«hsc hnhmlw Ign¨Xmbpw ss__nfn ImWmw (cmPm¡·mÀ 11: 1þ14).

]qÀh{]hmNI·mcpsS ]n¡me injy·mÀ {]hmNIm[ym]\§fnÂ\n¶v hyXnNen¨v ss]imNnI ZpÀt_m[\§Ä¡v hiwhZcmbt¸mÄ kz´w A[Àa§fpw kZmNmccmlnXy§fpw {]hmNI·mcnepw Btcm]n¡pIbpw AXv thZ]pkvXI§fn Iq«nt¨À¡pIbpambncp¶p. C§s\ ssIIS¯s¸« ]qÀhthZ§fpsS A\pIcWamWv hnip² JpÀBs\¶v AXns\ kw_Ôn¨ t\cnb Adnsh¦nepapÅ Bcpw Btcm]n¡pIbnÃ. ssZhZqX·msc¸än {]Ncn¸n¡s¸« IÅ¡YIÄ Xncp¯n AhcpsS bYmÀY AhØ A\mhcWw sN¿pIbmWv JpÀB³. AXpsImWvSpXs¶ ss__nÄ ]cnNbs¸Sp¯p¶ {]hmNI·mcn ]ecpw NXnb·mcpw sX½mSnIfpw sImSpw IpähmfnIfpw {Iqc·mcpamsW¦nÂ, JpÀB\nehÀ F¡me¯pw GhÀ¡pw amXrIm tbmKyamb kZvKpW§fpsS DSaIfmb alZv hyànIfmWv; a\pjycminbpsS alm·mcmb amÀKZÀiIcpw.